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Pradeep Kumar

19/10/21 09:20 AM IST

Indian Army initiates Tibetology course

In news

Around 150 soldiers have undergone Tibetology courses that began earlier this year.

Aim of the course

The course is aimed at educating Army personnel about Tibet’s demography and internal dynamics, its history, geography, language, and art and culture through classes, guest lectures as well as movies and book reviews.

Dtails
  • The Army’s Training Command has identified seven institutes for Tibetology across the country.
  • The course has been started as a pilot project on a voluntary basis, and the Army hopes to scale it up in the coming months to ensure that future decision-makers have an understanding of Tibetan culture and people.
  • In Arunachal Pradesh, the Army has tied up with the Central Institute of Himalayan Cultural Studies to enable its officers and men to undertake short courses of six weeks duration.
Significance
  • This course helps our soldiers to understand the Tibetan language, culture, history and political situation. 
  • This will eventually empower them when they get deployed along the LAC.
Source: The Hindu

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